George Edgar Merrick 1886-1942
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Markerman62
N 25° 44.931 W 080° 15.789
17R E 573899 N 2848077
Located in a small park in downtown Coral Gables.
Waymark Code: WMKJKA
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 04/21/2014
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Dreamer, writer, poet, philosopher, lover of the beautiful-he made his dream become a reality in the creation of Coral Gables, city beautiful.
Dade County commissioner from 1914 to 1916, he advocated and promoted good highways and transportation.
He founded the University of Miami and gave land and money to establish it.
He was a founder of the Historical Association of Southern Florida and was its first president. He was a director of Fairchild Tropical Garden and a trustee of Plymouth Congregational Church. He was Miami Postmaster from 1940 until his death.
His dream city of Coral Gables, whose first streets were laid in 1921, is a monument to him.
Marker Number: 0
Date: 1955
County: Miami-Dade
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Historical Association of Southern Florida
Website: Not listed
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